2023 started with some fantastic photo opportunities as we ran 2 photo clinic back to back with our special guest Alex Tyrrell from Dive4photos. The first one was our dedicated blackwater expedition with blackwater dives planned every night (click here to read the trip report). Our second cruise of the year was dedicated to getting the best photos Thailand's Andaman Sea can offer and this is why we decided to focus on thailand's best dive site and one of the World's top 10: Richelieu Rock for most of the cruise.
Underwater photographers from Thailand, India, England, America, South Korea and France enjoyed daily presentations by Alex in order to get the most out of their cameras!
Underwater photographers from Thailand, India, England, America, South Korea and France enjoyed daily presentations by Alex in order to get the most out of their cameras!
  closeup of a ghost pipefish pouch full of eggs! | Alex Tyrrell is an award-winning photographer specialised in underwater photography. He owns and operate Dive4photos, the premium facility in Thailand for underwater photography training. He has been teaching and mentoring photographers since 2008, and his expertise in the field has helped many students achieve success. His understanding of various techniques, such as the use of snoots, sunbursts, silhouettes, and motion blur, is evident in his portfolio. His work has been featured in several dive magazines, including Sport Diver, Scuba Diving, and DIVE Magazine, and he also writes articles on underwater photography techniques for many nice publications. Throughout this photo expedition, Alex gave us presentations about different UW photo topics such as, choosing your subjects, capturing the perfect Reef Scene, integrating sun ball and Sun beams in your photography, capturing the Peak of action and so much more. We had plenty of time to practice these new skills with no less than 14 dives on Richelieu Rock and I can promise you, we didn't get bored! Every dive with a new opportunity to explore new cracks and cranny and find more colourful critters! |
We found the delightful pikachu nudibranch and pretty yet oh so mean harlequin shrimps.
We witnessed clark anemone fish's parents nurturing their eggs under the protective skirt of their anemone.
We witnessed clark anemone fish's parents nurturing their eggs under the protective skirt of their anemone.
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Our wide angle captured amazing action with huge ball of jackfish dancing on the reef. There was so much marine life that we didn't know where to look at. School of trevallies, fusillier, yellow goatfish, emperor, batfish, barracuda and glass fish all of this with the pretty pink soft coral that gave Richelieu rock its name!
The days were bright and colourful but that didn't stop us from running a few night dives, especially blackwater dives for which The Smiling Seahorse became Thailand's expert!
We tried a new spot near the Surin islands, where we installed two lines to accommodates all the divers more comfortably and what great encounters we had!
We tried a new spot near the Surin islands, where we installed two lines to accommodates all the divers more comfortably and what great encounters we had!
What a pleasure it has been to welcome all these talented photographers! Thank you all for coming diving with The Smiling Seahorse, the choice liveaboard for Underwater photographers in Thailand!
 thanks for a wonderful cruise :) |  our camera room was pretty full this month! |
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